PUSHES ON Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

pushes on

verb

present tense third-person singular of push on

as in exits

to leave a place often for another the party was getting deadly dull, so it was time to push on

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Recent Examples of pushes on At -102, +3 protects against a narrow defeat and pushes on a three-point Seattle win. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 But Ridgeway pushes on, trying various means — flattery, insults, amateur psychology — to cajole her into delivering a new Ripley book. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2026 The centre-back is dragged out wide to track Eddie Nketiah’s run, while Charles pushes on to mark Adam Wharton, which allows for an easy pass forward into Kamada. — Thom Harris, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 The Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine -- European leaders joined President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Monday for official celebrations marking Ukraine’s Independence Day as Russia pushes on with its 4-year-old invasion of the country. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026 Interactions may feel emotionally heightened while the Leo moon pushes on Mars. — Usa Today, USA Today, 18 June 2026 The group splinters and each one pushes on, praying for another exit. — Caitlin White, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025 In the interim, First Steps’ 111 residents are navigating what has become an active construction site as the project pushes on. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025

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All entrances and exits to the city remained sealed, with the operation focused in Deir Bahha and another part of the city called Al-Jalda, according to Hebron Mayor Yousef Zuhair Al-Jabari.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
In video released by police, an officer exits his vehicle and points his gun at Ryan Hinton, who appears to be running away.

— Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of exits

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As part of its process, the powered gimbal moves the image around in the general direction the projector's already facing, stopping the movement several times in the process before continuing, and adjusting the image size several times as well.

— M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
Flight testing moves forward L3Harris has reached the second phase of the Army’s Xtended Range Counter-sUAS Missile program.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of moves

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Guests who don’t fancy a hike can take the cable car, which departs from the hotel and goes straight to the Alpe di Siusi viewpoint.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Patterson departs after missing two of his nine field goal attempts and one of his nine extra point attempts this season.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of departs

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If the Leafs stay at five or move up, the pick pushes off till 2028.

— Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 3 May 2026
The sheer display of athleticism and creativity of a dunk with zero props or especially push-offs will always impress me more than someone who pushes off, even seeing just how ridiculous and difficult that dunk is.

— Zach Harper, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026

Definition of pushes off

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The Archimedes screw gets a molecular makeover The researchers took inspiration from the Archimedes’ screw, an ancient device with a helical blade inside a cylinder that lifts water (or solids) when rotated.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
The driver gets a 24-inch OLED screen, and there’s a smaller 7-inch infotainment screen in the centre.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of gets

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Lisa walks in with everyone’s orders and walks out with three giant bags of fast-food goodness.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Raman allies engage in trash talk A woman walks out of her home carrying a full garbage bag, then starts venting about the high cost of trash pickup.

— James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of walks out

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Bill Ackman peels off his suit jacket in the afternoon sunshine, and hands it to a chauffeur parked outside his office in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026
Octavia Spencer immediately peels off her jacket after entering the room and realizing there are no cameras present for our interview.

— Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of peels off

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